Canada never stopped arming Israel despite pledge to halt new permits, report says

The Canadian government misled the public when it said it was pausing all new weapons export permits to Israel last year, a new report published on Tuesday says.

Commercially available data has shown shipments not only continued but were actually fast-tracked - and sometimes via indirect routes such as through the US.

The 58-page document entitled "Exposing Canadian Military Exports to Israel" cites more than 390 shipments from 21 Canadian manufacturers in six cities that included more than 420,000 bullets, 735 cartridge parts (ammunition sets for firearms), F-35 jet parts such as navigation sensors, radar systems, and dual-use items like GPS antennas.